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[Python-Dev] Re: RELEASED Python 2.3.1

[Python-Dev] Re: RELEASED Python 2.3.1 [Python-Dev] Re: RELEASED Python 2.3.1"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Sun Sep 28 15:38:14 EDT 2003
Tim Peters wrote:

> At least on Windows, both the flush and the fsync are necessary to see one
> million bytes (via a different process) at the first prompt, two million at
> the second, and so on.  With neither, another process typically sees 0 bytes
> before the file gets huge.  With just one of them, it seems hard to predict,
> ranging from 0 to "almost" a million additional bytes per prompt.

As Guido explains, fsync is not necessary for that kind of application 
on a POSIX system. Once write(2) has completed, all other processes 
immediately see the changed data.

Regards,
Martin



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